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US: Sikh student contests 'no hats' rule

A national Sikh-American advocacy group has called for an apology and a policy change from a local popular nightclub in southern California after it refused to allow a Sikh man enter because his......

NYU forced me out over pressure from China: Activist

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has accused the New York University of ending his fellowship due to "unrelenting pressure" from China, leaving him and his family stranded. Guangcheng had......

A first: Obama to appoint PIO as asst secretary for South Asia

Nisha Desai Biswal is strongly tipped to succeed Robert Blake and will be the first Indian-origin nominee to the post, reports Aziz Haniffa In what could be yet another historic......

Malala selected for UNA-USA's global leadership award

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked last year by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls, has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award this year.......

Meet the Indian-Americans 'champions of change'

The United States has honoured 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander women, including two Indian-Americans, as "champions of change" in recognition of their significant contribution to the......

Corporate lobbying should be done in public: Pilot

Stressing the need to clearly define what constitutes the legal lobbying activities by business groups in India, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot on Monday said lobbyists should present......

India lost $123 billion in black money in a decade

India lost a whopping $123 billion in black money in 2001-2010, making it the eight largest victim of illicit financial outflow, a US-based research and advocacy organisation said in a report.......

Drug patents on the rise: 3,488 in five years

For those who say India is a country of generic drugs, this could be a revelation. India granted as many as 3,488 patents to pharmaceutical products between 2005 and 2010. Compare India's pharma......

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union Budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per......

Corporate America urges FM to issue a bold Budget

Corporate America has urged India's Finance Minister to announce a bold Union Budget that would unleash the next generation of economic reforms and help the country realise its full growth......

Red Bull exorcise their Turkish demons

The hand that last year pointed the finger of blame at Mark Webber was extended in grateful thanks on Sunday as Red Bull celebrated a healing one-two Turkish Grand Prix finish. Austrian Helmut......

Wouldn't have skipped ODIs if I cared for records: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has always stressed that he never plays for records and it was no different when the media asked him to describe his feelings after completing the historic milestone of 50 Test......

India eye series victory to stay in 2nd place

Bolstered by the return of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, India would look to stamp their superiority and clinch the five-match series against New Zealand with a third straight victory in the third......

Manchester United must turn focus back to poor league start

Wayne Rooney's future is on the mind of every Manchester United fan but it is the club's current Premier League form that should concern them more as they visit Stoke City on Sunday on a run of......

Serena Williams did it 'Her Way'

With an unrestrained jig in the most hallowed hallway in tennis, Serena Williams confirmed that 'Her Way' was just about the most formidable method the women's game had seen. Minutes after......

People speak for national advocacy

QNA

Q. Hundreds of Indian women rent their wombs for money. What measures you propose to overcome this problem?
: A. Hundreds of Indian women rent their wombs to earn money for their families. And the number is growing here, where commercial surrogacy is legal and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hundreds-of-indian-women-rent-their-wombs-for-money.-what-me//answers/19947481

Q. \"Vegans\". How this movement started?
Ramakrishnegowda: A. The Vegan Society was founded in 1944 by Donald Watson and Elsie Shrigley, in response to the broadening of the term vegetarian to include the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quotvegansquot.-how-this-movement-started/19947433/answers/17035552

Q. What is all this controversy about Jinnah? Can someone please explain why its in the news again?
Chandra Sekhar Krishnan: A. Jaswant Singh has come a long way from his home in the desert districts of Rajasthan. Commissioned in the Indian Army when barely nineteen, he went...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-all-this-controversy-about-jinnah-can-someone-please/17035414/answers/15380175

Q. It is a pity that a democracy like India should face a situation in which the right of a citizen is challenged Jaswant singh is expelled from the BPJ as he wrote against the core beliefs of the party. Have Narendra modi and his ilk even saw Mr.Singhs book before they took the decision to ban its sale in Gujarat? There are civilized ways of rebutting a literary thesis. Is not it? What is your comment on this?
Neha Sahi: A. Jaswant Singh has come a long way from his home in the desert districts of Rajasthan. Commissioned in the Indian Army when barely nineteen, he went...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/it-is-a-pity-that-a-democracy-like-india-should-face-a-situa/15379838/answers/15393099

Q. what is chamber of commerce?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, established in 1905, is a proactive and dynamic multi-State apex organisation working at the grass-root level...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-chamber-of-commerce/15391950/answers/7165539

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DuPont Sponsors National AgriScience Ambassador Academy

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